Lobbying Relationship

Client

BIO

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Lobbying firm

Green Capitol LLC

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  • Upcoming "farm bill" re-authorization (of H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act) modernization for advanced biofuels, products and chemicals, especially regarding the energy title programs, including but not limited to 9002 or "biopreferred," 9003, otherwise the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased Products program, 9007 or "Rural Energy for America Program," and the Biomass Research & Development Initiative. Maintaining and growing funding in addition to policy improvements.
  • Maintaining and improving the Renewable Fuels Standard run by the EPA for advanced biofuels.

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General Issues: Agriculture, Energy/Nuclear, Environmental/Superfund, Defense

Spending: about $1,300,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), White House Office, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy - Dept of, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Interior - Dept of (DOI)

Bills mentioned

H.R.1540: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

Sponsor: Howard P. McKeon (R-Calif.)

S.2270: Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

S.949: National Oilheat Reauthorization Act of 2011

Sponsor: Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

S.1658: REFRESH Act of 2011

Sponsor: Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.)

H.R.5142: Grow a Renewable Energy Economy Now--Jumpstart Other Biofuels Act of 2010

Sponsor: Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-Pa.)

H.R.2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

Sponsor: Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.)

H.R.2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Sponsor: K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas)

H.R.2: Moving Forward Act

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.2: Secure the Border Act of 2023

Sponsor: Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Lloyd Ritter Senate Agriculture Committee Senior Counsel, Senate Ag Committee Senior Counsel, Senate Agriculture Committee Senate Ag Committee, Senior Counsel Senior counsel, Senate Ag CommitteeL Senior counsel, Senate Agriculture Committee Senate Agriculture Committee, senior counsel
Ryan Stroschein LD, Rep. H-Sandlin Legislative Director, Rep. Herseth-Sandlin
Lloyd Ritter Mr Senior Counsel, Senate Ag Committee Senate Ag Committee, senior counsel
Ryan Stroshchein n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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